Wharfedale Lodge, Ben Rhydding Road, Ilkley, West Yorkshire LS29 8RL
10 simple reasons to choose Moorfield School
Independent prep school and nursery in Ilkley.
For pupils aged 2 to 11 years.
Mixed school (about 60% girls).
Day school.
Not a school of religious character.
Non-selective admissions policy.
Small school with an average of one class per year.
Standalone prep school, not tied to any one senior school.
Moorfield School fees are £3,465 per term (2021/22).
10 better reasons to choose Moorfield School
Schoolsmith Score®; 79.
One of the best independent prep schools in Ilkley and one of the 4 best primary schools for 1.5 miles.
On average, 13.8 pupils per class and 10.4 pupils per teacher, from Year 1.
Leavers' destination schools for Moorfield School pupils are a small number of local grammar and selective independent schools with Harrogate Ladies College, Skipton Girls' High School and Ilkley Grammar accounting for 80% of leavers.
School curriculum also includes PSHE, French, German, Russian. There are some extra-curricular academic clubs.
Specialist teachers for sport, music and languages throughout.
School offers an outdoor education/bushcraft programme.
School offers over 10 different sports. Representative teams in major sports from Year 3.
Art, music and drama are taught as discrete curricular subjects to all pupils. Choir and one or two instrument ensembles. There are also some extra-curricular creative and performing arts clubs.
Wraparound care from 7.45am to 6.15pm. Minibus service.
Find another school near Moorfield School
Independent Prep Schools
Westville House School (2 miles); Ghyll Royd School (2.9 miles); Wharfedale Montessori School (9.7 miles).
State Primary Schools
Ben Rhydding Primary School (0.6 miles); Ashlands Primary School (1.3 miles); Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School, Ilkley (1.4 miles).
Independent Senior Schools
Woodhouse Grove School (9.9 miles); Bradford Grammar School (11.8 miles); Bradford Christian School (11.8 miles).
State Senior Schools
Ilkley Grammar School (0.3 miles); St. Mary's Menston, a Catholic Voluntary Academy (4.9 miles); Guiseley School (5.9 miles).